Wrinkles and Crumples in An Ultra-Thin Sheet (IMAGE)
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In recent experiments, Davidovitch and colleagues confirmed their earlier theoretical predictions using an ultra-thin film, just tens of nanometers thick. They say the wrinkle-to-crumple transition reflects a dramatic change called “symmetry breaking” in the distribution of stresses in the sheet.
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